Model
Miele TWD160WP
Rank #13 means 12 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 98th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 98% of those models.
What does the Miele TWD160WP cost to run per year?
The Miele TWD160WP costs about $25 a year to run, a figure that only a handful of the 615 clothes dryer models we track can beat, rank #13. Once capacity is factored in, it outperforms 98% of the clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, near the very top of the normalized ranking. At a CEF of 6.37, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Miele TWD360WP at $25/yr runs a little cheaper and the Miele TXD160WP at $25/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Miele TWD160WP's $25/yr adds up to roughly $325 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Miele TWD360WP, Miele TWI680WP, Miele TXD160WP, Miele TXI680WP, Miele TXR860WP, Miele TWB120 WP, Miele TWF160 WP, Miele TWI180 WP.
By the numbers
The Miele TWD160WP normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $25/yr, here is what the Miele TWD160WP adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Miele TWD160WP costs about $250. That is roughly $880 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Miele TWD160WP compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $25/yr, it runs about $88 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $2 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4.1 cu ft, the Miele TWD160WP is a small clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Beyond size, its CEF of 6.37, above the class median of 3.93, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). CEF combines drying performance with standby and off-mode energy use; for a given drum size, a higher CEF means less energy per pound of laundry dried, and heat-pump models usually post the highest figures in the class.
- Drum capacity. Drum capacity sets how much laundry one cycle can hold, and heating a bigger volume of air generally costs more energy per cycle.
Common questions
Is the Miele TWD160WP cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $25 a year it ranks #13 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Miele TWD160WP cost per month?
Roughly $2.06/mo, spreading the $25/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 133 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $25 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele TWD160WP for its size?
98th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Miele TWD360WP4.1 cu ft | $25 |
| 11 | Miele TXI680WP4.1 cu ft | $25 |
| 10 | Miele TWI680WP4.1 cu ft | $25 |
| 9 | Miele TXR860WP4.1 cu ft | $25 |
| 8 | Lg DLHC1455*4.2 cu ft | $25 |
Source
ES_0031629_TWD160WP_03022021122513_80072802View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and TWD160WP are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.